2 Yr Old Choked Over The Weekend...

[countrymom]

thats crazy. Good for you sending her home, she needs to be seen by a doctor just in case. What did the mom give her that she was choking.

[Hunni Bee]

wow that sounds so awful. thank God for that teen there! I dont understand why mom didnt even try to help her child. for goodness sakes, she was turning blue! I guess some people really panic in an emergency. but i agree with the others. insist on a doctors visit!

My sister is like that. When my nephew was a baby, he gagged/choked a lot. She'd just stand there flapping her hands and screaming. We always had to help him because she'd be totally useless. Even now if he throws up or something she panics and can't help him.

[MamaBear]

So the mom reluctantly kept her home today.

I had googled some info last night and had emailed her late telling her that she needs to get checked out before she returns. It was too worrisome for me to see her gagging like that and I am afraid that she might have a aspirated something into her lungs or scratched her trachea... or whatever it could be.

She text me this morning and I could tell she was annoyed. It just said that she was keeping her home and going to try to get her to the dr today. Try? I told her she needs to before she returns and about the risk of infection, pneumonia, etc.

She's probably not happy with me... but what the heck? She needs to get it checked and she needs to also sign up for a CPR class asap. That should be a requirement as soon as someone finds out their pregnant!

[MamaBear]

By the way - I asked the mom if she gave that young busser boy a tip or a hug or something and she said "uh no". Really? I would have been SO thankful to him. Hopefully his boss saw what he did and gave him a bonus or something. happyface

[countrymom]

By the way - I asked the mom if she gave that young busser boy a tip or a hug or something and she said "uh no". Really? I would have been SO thankful to him. Hopefully his boss saw what he did and gave him a bonus or something. happyface

wow, totally ungrateful!

[AcornMama]

I'm late to this thread, but thought I'd add that when I took my cpr and first aid course this summer, the red cross instructor said that anytime back blows or heimlich (sp?) are used for choking, even if the victim seems fine afterward, they should immediately head to the hospital for evaluation. So I know it's late for you, but for others or in the future, providers can back up their assertion with "The Red Cross recommends that choking victims seek immediate medical evaluation, even if the victim seems fine," or something like that. I figure if we are required to take a first aid course, then it's always okay to insist that parents follow the guidelines we are taught in the first aid course.

[Play Care]

I'm late to this thread, but thought I'd add that when I took my cpr and first aid course this summer, the red cross instructor said that anytime back blows or heimlich (sp?) are used for choking, even if the victim seems fine afterward, they should immediately head to the hospital for evaluation. So I know it's late for you, but for others or in the future, providers can back up their assertion with "The Red Cross recommends that choking victims seek immediate medical evaluation, even if the victim seems fine," or something like that. I figure if we are required to take a first aid course, then it's always okay to insist that parents follow the guidelines we are taught in the first aid course.